the research i'm talking about might very well answer your question,
Bunki. supposedly, there is a developmental window around 5th grade
which is the optimum time to get that "aha!" - the concept of lines
converging at a vanishing pt point - across. 6th grade is too late and
4th is too early, according to what i heard years ago from a doctoral
student in art ed. maybe someone out there in cyberspace knows about
this research. anyone????
linda in mich

Bunki Kramer wrote:> Bad teaching experience....> I teach mid. school 6-7-8 and due to time limits, tend to teach 1-pt.> persp. in ART I which is primarily 7th with a few 8ths thrown into the pot.> I... notice 3 or 4 students who> never seem to get the entire package after drawing boxes/shapes and then> putting it into practice. It doesn't seem to have much to do with drawing> ability ...> perspective might possibly be more of a left brain function than other art> techniques.....> > Bunki Kramer - Los Cerros Middle School> 968 Blemer Rd., Danville, California 94526> bkramer.ca.us...(sch)925-552-5620> > >....and speaking of linear perspective, does>anyone know about the> >research i've only heard about that indicates 5th>grade as the> >developmental window for teaching it???.......>......the 5s were>more> >successful than the 6s and the boys more so than the girls. so,>what's> >that all about? ...... I'd still like to know about that research though,> >if>anyone's heard of it.>linda in michigan> ****************>